Divisional Income Statements and Return on Investment Analysis

E$.$F$.$ Lynch Company is a diversified investment company with three operating divisions organized as investment centers. Condensed data taken from the records of the three divisions for the year ended June $30,20$Y$8,$ are as follows:

Mutual Fund Division

Electronic Brokerage Division

Investment Banking Division

Fee revenue $$1,560,000$ $$1,610,000$ $$1,570,000$

Operating expenses $841,800679,4001,186,000$

Invested assets $5,700,0004,700,0003,200,000$

The management of E$.$F$.$ Lynch Company is evaluating each division as a basis for planning a future expansion of operations.

Required:

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$1.$ Prepare condensed divisional income statements for the three divisions, assuming that there were no service department charges.

E$.$F$.$ Lynch Company

Divisional Income Statements

For the Year Ended June $30,20$Y$8$

Mutual Fund Division Electronic Brokerage Division Investment Banking Division

Fee revenue $fill in the blank $586$df$5$fb$0063$feb$\_1$

$1,560,000$

$fill in the blank $586$df$5$fb$0063$feb$\_2$

$1,610,000$

$fill in the blank $586$df$5$fb$0063$feb$\_3$

$1,570,000$

Operating expenses fill in the blank $586$df$5$fb$0063$feb$\_4$

$841,800$

fill in the blank $586$df$5$fb$0063$feb$\_5$

$679,400$

fill in the blank $586$df$5$fb$0063$feb$\_6$

$1,186,000$

Income from operations $fill in the blank $586$df$5$fb$0063$feb$\_7$

$718,200$

$fill in the blank $586$df$5$fb$0063$feb$\_8$

$930,600$

$fill in the blank $586$df$5$fb$0063$feb$\_9$

$384,000$

Feedback AreaUsing the DuPont formula for rate of return on investment, compute the profit margin, investment turnover, and rate of return on investment for each division. Round

your answers to one decimal place.

When faced with limited funds for expansion, management should consider an expansion of the Electronic Brokerage $$ Division first.